Unseparable prefix for verbs

In the participle form, most regular german verbs take the prefix ge-, e.g.:

English: love becomes loved

German: lieben turns into geliebt

However, verbs starting with the following 8 prefixes only take the -t suffix:

Be- Emp- Ent- Er- Ge- Miss- Ver- Zer-

E.g.: begeistern turns into begeistert, missachten becomes missachtet

A french sentence helps me remember them:

Zer- Be- Er Ge- Miss- Ent- Emp- Ver- becomes “Cerbère, j’ai mis en enfer.” (I put Cerberos in Hell)

Find your own trick to remember these eight prefixes and try to spot them in your daily routine!

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